Phoenix police allegedly arrested dozens of protesters with copy-and-paste evidence listed on court documents.5:59 PM, Jun 01, 2020PHOENIX — Maricopa County Superior Court judges repeatedly released protesters from custody this weekend after finding Phoenix Police arrested them without probable cause. On Saturday, officers arrested 114 people in downtown protests. Multiple defense attorneys present at the initial appearances for those arrests told ABC15 that judges determined nearly every case lacked sufficient probable cause and were submitted with the same copy-and-paste...…Phoenix police allegedly arrested dozens of protesters with copy-and-paste evidence listed on court documents.5:59 PM, Jun 01, 2020PHOENIX — Maricopa County Superior Court judges repeatedly released protesters from custody this weekend after finding Phoenix Police arrested them without probable cause. On Saturday, officers arrested 114 people in downtown protests. Multiple defense attorneys present at the initial appearances for those arrests told ABC15 that judges determined nearly every case lacked sufficient probable cause and were submitted with the same copy-and-paste...WW…

More specific curriculum is being developed for Phoenix officers.6:56 PM, Jun 16, 2020PHOENIX — As concerns about police shootings rose in Phoenix in 2019, community leaders called on the Phoenix Police Department to increase de-escalation training.In February 2020, Phoenix police allowed ABC15 Investigator Melissa Blasius to participate in the training scenarios, attend an academy lecture, and interview a commander in charge of training.During a lecture on escalation/de-escalation, the instructor said officers must constantly monitor a situation to determine when to draw their...…More specific curriculum is being developed for Phoenix officers.6:56 PM, Jun 16, 2020PHOENIX — As concerns about police shootings rose in Phoenix in 2019, community leaders called on the Phoenix Police Department to increase de-escalation training.In February 2020, Phoenix police allowed ABC15 Investigator Melissa Blasius to participate in the training scenarios, attend an academy lecture, and interview a commander in charge of training.During a lecture on escalation/de-escalation, the instructor said officers must constantly monitor a situation to determine when to draw their...WW…

In an email Monday night, the Arizona Department of Health Services disbanded its team of modelers, which was predicting the spread of the coronavirus and advising state leaders on the impacts of reopening the state.3:37 PM, May 05, 2020PHOENIX — In an email Monday night, the Arizona Department of Health Services disbanded its team of modelers, which was predicting the spread of the coronavirus and advising state leaders on the impacts of reopening the state. The modeling team consisted of at least 23 researchers from Arizona State University and University of Arizona. They...…In an email Monday night, the Arizona Department of Health Services disbanded its team of modelers, which was predicting the spread of the coronavirus and advising state leaders on the impacts of reopening the state.3:37 PM, May 05, 2020PHOENIX — In an email Monday night, the Arizona Department of Health Services disbanded its team of modelers, which was predicting the spread of the coronavirus and advising state leaders on the impacts of reopening the state. The modeling team consisted of at least 23 researchers from Arizona State University and University of Arizona. They...WW…

Ryan Whitaker died after May 21 Ahwatukee shooting.5:47 PM, Jul 15, 2020PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department has released video of the May police shooting On Wednesday, officials released 911 calls and video from body-worn cameras from the two officers present during the shooting in Ahwatukee on May 21.Also, in an edited video produced by the Phoenix Police Department, a spokesman explained that officers were responding to the residence near Chandler Boulevard and Desert Hills Parkway for a domestic violence call placed by a neighbor.The body-worn camera shows two officers...…Ryan Whitaker died after May 21 Ahwatukee shooting.5:47 PM, Jul 15, 2020PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department has released video of the May police shooting On Wednesday, officials released 911 calls and video from body-worn cameras from the two officers present during the shooting in Ahwatukee on May 21.Also, in an edited video produced by the Phoenix Police Department, a spokesman explained that officers were responding to the residence near Chandler Boulevard and Desert Hills Parkway for a domestic violence call placed by a neighbor.The body-worn camera shows two officers...WW…

New witness video shows Phoenix police pinning down a 28-year-old man on a scorching summer street just minutes before he became unresponsive and died.7:33 PM, Aug 13, 2020PHOENIX — New witness video shows Phoenix police pinning down a 28-year-old man on a scorching summer street just minutes before he became unresponsive and died.Ramon Timothy Lopez was the father of two children, including a newborn baby. Ramon had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, according to his girlfriend. He worked as a truck driver, and he lived less than a mile from where he encountered police...…New witness video shows Phoenix police pinning down a 28-year-old man on a scorching summer street just minutes before he became unresponsive and died.7:33 PM, Aug 13, 2020PHOENIX — New witness video shows Phoenix police pinning down a 28-year-old man on a scorching summer street just minutes before he became unresponsive and died.Ramon Timothy Lopez was the father of two children, including a newborn baby. Ramon had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, according to his girlfriend. He worked as a truck driver, and he lived less than a mile from where he encountered police...WW…

The City of Phoenix is launching a new program that'll dispatch counselors, not officers, for 911 calls related to a mental health crisis.6:57 PM, Mar 16, 2021Phoenix City Council is considering a proposal to send crisis counselors, instead of police officers, to 911 calls involving mental and behavioral health issues.If approved, the city would dedicate $15 million a year, starting July 1, to expand the fire department's Community Advocacy Program. The funding would pay for 19 vans with more than 130 civilian crisis interventionists. They will operate around the clock responding to 911...…The City of Phoenix is launching a new program that'll dispatch counselors, not officers, for 911 calls related to a mental health crisis.6:57 PM, Mar 16, 2021Phoenix City Council is considering a proposal to send crisis counselors, instead of police officers, to 911 calls involving mental and behavioral health issues.If approved, the city would dedicate $15 million a year, starting July 1, to expand the fire department's Community Advocacy Program. The funding would pay for 19 vans with more than 130 civilian crisis interventionists. They will operate around the clock responding to 911...WW…

Phoenix's most senior DUI motorcycle officer is under internal investigation after ABC15 uncovered a video of him explaining how to manipulate police reports to disadvantage defense attorneys in criminal cases.4:19 PM, Mar 01, 2021PHOENIX — Phoenix's most senior DUI motorcycle officer is under internal investigation after ABC15 uncovered a video of him explaining how to manipulate police reports to disadvantage defense attorneys in criminal cases.The new allegations against Officer Michael McGillis come a week after ABC15 reported on against him.McGillis's bodycam caught his...…Phoenix's most senior DUI motorcycle officer is under internal investigation after ABC15 uncovered a video of him explaining how to manipulate police reports to disadvantage defense attorneys in criminal cases.4:19 PM, Mar 01, 2021PHOENIX — Phoenix's most senior DUI motorcycle officer is under internal investigation after ABC15 uncovered a video of him explaining how to manipulate police reports to disadvantage defense attorneys in criminal cases.The new allegations against Officer Michael McGillis come a week after ABC15 reported on against him.McGillis's bodycam caught his...WW…

Phoenix City Council isn't moving oversight money to human services campus.7:47 PM, Feb 17, 2021PHOENIX — Phoenix's police oversight office will keep its funding, but when, or if, it will ever open still is unclear.Three Phoenix city councilmembers, Sal DiCiccio, Thelda Williams, and Jim Waring, proposed defunding the Office of Accountability and Transparency. The trio wanted to transfer most of the office’s $3 million budget to services for the homeless.At a council meeting Wednesday, dozens of Phoenix residents and police-reform advocates called in to oppose the idea. Phoenix...…Phoenix City Council isn't moving oversight money to human services campus.7:47 PM, Feb 17, 2021PHOENIX — Phoenix's police oversight office will keep its funding, but when, or if, it will ever open still is unclear.Three Phoenix city councilmembers, Sal DiCiccio, Thelda Williams, and Jim Waring, proposed defunding the Office of Accountability and Transparency. The trio wanted to transfer most of the office’s $3 million budget to services for the homeless.At a council meeting Wednesday, dozens of Phoenix residents and police-reform advocates called in to oppose the idea. Phoenix...WW…

Jacob Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, facing misdemeanor charges for being inside Capitol Hill.2:42 PM, Jan 11, 2021PHOENIX — The man in the horned headdress during the riot at the U.S. Capitol made his initial appearance in a Phoenix federal courtroom Monday.Jacob Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli or the QAnon Shaman, appeared telephonically as he is being held in a quarantine section of a detention facility.Jacob Chansley, AKA Jake Angeli, Arizona man makes first court appearance in for charges related to storming the U.S. Capitol. His mom says he hasn’t eaten since...…Jacob Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, facing misdemeanor charges for being inside Capitol Hill.2:42 PM, Jan 11, 2021PHOENIX — The man in the horned headdress during the riot at the U.S. Capitol made his initial appearance in a Phoenix federal courtroom Monday.Jacob Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli or the QAnon Shaman, appeared telephonically as he is being held in a quarantine section of a detention facility.Jacob Chansley, AKA Jake Angeli, Arizona man makes first court appearance in for charges related to storming the U.S. Capitol. His mom says he hasn’t eaten since...WW…

Video shows Phoenix police shoot and kill former NFL player Ekom Udofia who was holding a BB gun and reportedly suffering from mental health issues.6:56 PM, Dec 14, 2020PHOENIX — Phoenix police have released videos showing officers begging a former NFL player to put down a gun so they wouldn't have to shoot him just prior to opening fire.Ekom Udofia, 33, was fatally Body-worn camera video showed two officers arriving near Indian School Road and 23rd Avenue just after 2 a.m. After stepping out of the car, they immediately notice that Udofia had a gun."Please, please don't make me...…Video shows Phoenix police shoot and kill former NFL player Ekom Udofia who was holding a BB gun and reportedly suffering from mental health issues.6:56 PM, Dec 14, 2020PHOENIX — Phoenix police have released videos showing officers begging a former NFL player to put down a gun so they wouldn't have to shoot him just prior to opening fire.Ekom Udofia, 33, was fatally Body-worn camera video showed two officers arriving near Indian School Road and 23rd Avenue just after 2 a.m. After stepping out of the car, they immediately notice that Udofia had a gun."Please, please don't make me...WW…